Internet Safety day

This week is internet safety week. We read a book called ‘ Webster’s friend’ which is about a spider who has made a friend online but the person who he is talking to isn’t who they say they are.  Next week looked at 3 different scenarios where people were not being Read more

Still life painting

During art lessons, Year 4 have been learning different painting techniques. Today the children drew their own still life drawings using every day objects and then they painted their drawing using their chosen technique. Both their drawings and paintings were very impressive.  

Anglo Saxon Amulets

Anglo-Saxons were originally pagans, which means they believed in many Gods. They were later converted to Christianity with help from a monk named Augustine. Anglo-Saxons sometimes wore lucky charms called amulets and they believed these amulets would protect them from harm.  During History lessons, we got the chance to make Read more

Water cycle models

During English lessons, we are writing our own guided tours all about water. Today we looked at the water cycle and created our own models. We included key words such as – evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection. We have placed our water cycles on the window and will be looking Read more

Transparent, translucent or opaque?

During science this week, we carried out an investigation to see which materials let light through. We tested different materials at a set distance from a torch. After discussion of their findings, the children sorted the materials into transparent, translucent and opaque. We then looked at three images connected to Read more

Rock Cycle

During our Science lesson, we used playdough to help understand the rock cycle. We make igneous rock, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rock. We explained each stage using scientific vocabulary.

Pavilions

Year 4 were set the task to build a pavilion for their chosen endangered animals. It needed to include a sheltered area and some fun things for their animals to play with. It also needed to include a gate for the animals to enter into. I think you will agree Read more